Mending the Tax System in Georgia
The Constitution cites state officials backing tax reform as Georgia eyes inheritance taxes and broader revision. It argues an inheritance levy may ease annual financial strain without harming heirs, while urging uniform, fair taxation to lift state finances and curb college and charitable funding shortfalls. The piece warns reform must stay focused on equity to avoid past missteps.
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Georgia
Speer
Constitution
Slater
Bryan
Swift
Muscogee
General Assembly
John Hart
Friends of Tax Reform
Georgia Deliberates Tax on Inheritances and General Revision
The discussion notes that a tax on inheritances should be dropped for now to push general revision at the session. It argues vigilance and unity to prevent a split in their ranks, claiming public sentiment in Georgia will back them for victory if they stay united and focused.
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Georgia
Death
Les
Fly
Mies
Alek
Henry
United States
Endowed Georgia colleges beg for funds and future growth
The piece argues Georgia and southern colleges suffer from chronic underfunding. It cites Princeton gifts and Georgia institutions facing heating shortages due to meager state support. It urges wealth to provide robust endowments and warns of tomorrow's reckoning for neglect. It calls for patriotism among Southern elites to back education.
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Theorth
East
Princeton
Hibben
Russell Sage
Georgia
Southern Colleges
University of Georgia
Georgia School of Technology
Tech
America
Protecting Our Credit in the Frisco Bankruptcy Probe
A Senate backed Kenyon resolution empowers the Interstate Commerce Commission to probe the unaccounted bankruptcy of the Su Louis and San Francisco railroad. The piece urges a thorough inquiry into receivership procedures, ex parte actions, and potential conspiracy, arguing that American financial integrity and railroad credit depend on full disclosure and accountability.
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Su Louis and
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Kenyon
Interstate Commission
United States
Georgia
South
Frisco
Old Negro Bodyguard Remembered in Confederate Loyalty Tale
The Constitution recounts a petition from twenty eight elder negro bodyguards who served with their masters. They faced hardship from Appomattox onward, tended to their masters needs, helped bury the dead, and carried news of death home. Their devotion assisted the South’s war effort and later reconstruction, as new generations rise amid changing times.
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Appomattox
Georgia
Atlanta in the crucible social survey heads for truth
Atlanta engages three experts from the Russell Sage Foundation to conduct a municipal social survey. Shelby M. Varrigon Zenas L. Potter and Franz Schneider observe city life to reveal faults and strengths, aiming to sharpen governance and progress under chamber of commerce guidance. The process mirrors Pittsburg’s famed study and invites frank, unflinching scrutiny.
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Russel Sage Foundation
Atlanta
Shelby M. Varrigon
Department of Social Survey
Zenas L. Potter
Franz Schneider
Chamber of Commerce
Potter
South
Pittsburg
Hassell Sage Foundation
Pitteburg
The Last Love Word And Other Gentle Verses
A mash of verse fragments and humorous lines from a local paper. Contains romantic couplets about love and sacrifice, jokes and dialect humor, campmeeting satire, and a rural rural tone reflecting everyday life and sentiment across poems and snippets.
Flies and Disease Warn in Odd Public Health Letter
A historical public health note argues that flies spread disease from garbage and filth. It describes fly varieties, their breeding, and how to reduce risk with sanitation and three suggested fly-killing preparations. The piece emphasizes public action and caution about poisoning risks.
Order, Disorder, and Everyday Life by George Matthew
A 1913 Constitution commentary asserts the world’s great work is to create order and reduce disorder. It highlights personal effort’s impact on society, praises earnestness, and links character to orderly workspaces and daily habits. It urges living up to one’s abilities and viewing disorder as the enemy.
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Bisger
Getting Even in a Small Town Vendetta
A narrator recalls a long planned revenge against Skirving for a business betrayal. He waits years for a perfect moment when Skirving’s daughter, Beryl Yeobel, is to perform Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight. Her stage fright is triggered by the killer smile the narrator directs from the audience, leaving Skirving humiliated and convinced the grudge is settled.
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Gala Jamesworthy
Mrs. Jamesworthy
Jamesworthy
Mrs. Terwilliger
Skirving
Beryl Yeobel
Opera House
Beryl
Bes
Going Up Against It by George Fiech
A reflective essay on facing adversity, tracing examples from history and myth. It contrasts figures like Alfred the Great, Cyrus Field, Lincoln, Washington, Caesar, Edison, and Grant, noting how nerve and iron will help resist trouble, while others crumble.
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George Fiech
United States
Alfred the Great
George Washington
Valley Forge
Cyrus Field
Egetshell
Charles the
Lincoln
Washington
Caesar
Thomas A. Edison
U. S. Grant
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